Get your drum sticks ready: Guitar Hero World Tour debuts

Guitar Hero: World Tour, the newest Guitar Hero console title, is due this …

Guitar Hero IV was inevitable. We knew it was coming, and the details that started to leak were for the most part unsurprising. Activision's take on the guitar, drums, and microphone has arrived in a new debut video of the instruments in action, and as you may expect, it looks like Rock Band with improved peripherals.

GameTrailers has the exclusive trailer for Guitar Hero: World Tour, which details a few of the game's features and shows the new instruments in action. The "reinvented" franchise will feature "the most realistic drums," a "Battle of the Bands" mode, the ability to "record and release" your own singles, and "the biggest set list with the biggest artists." To its credit, Activision has some pretty hot-looking drums on display; the bass drum piece with the brand logo is surprisingly eye-catching.

Activision has Harmonix dead in its sights with the new Guitar Hero band experience, but it's got a long way to go to win back those who prefer Harmonix's dedication to its titles. Then again, the Guitar Hero brand is certainly no slouch. Expect the real battle of the bands between the two to begin when the game lands this fall.